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Should you kill Gandrel in BG3? Answered

Should You Let Astarion Drink Your Blood in Baldur’s Gate 3? Answered

Pale skin and fangs? Must be a regular ol' human being.

There are plenty of times throughout the story of Baldur’s Gate 3 where you’ll have to make crucial decisions that could either affect the story itself or how other characters perceive you. If you’re wondering whether you should let Astarion drink your blood in Baldur’s Gate 3, here’s what you need to know.

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What Happens If Astarion Bites You in Baldur’s Gate 3

After recruiting Astarion in Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll eventually trigger a scene with him back at the campsite where he attempts to feed on you. If you let him bite you, you’ll increase your approval rating with him, and this will also make it much easier for you to romance him going forward.

astarion's bite in baldur's gate 3
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In addition to that, those who let Astarion drink their blood will gain bonus action in combat, where he gets to bite a living creature to deal damage and also restore a bit of health. It’s worth noting that this is a 100% bonus action, which means that it’ll always hit, making it a really useful skill to have in his repertoire. Feeding on living creatures also sates his bloodlust and keeps him happy for a while.

However, one other thing to note is that when you let him bite you, it is possible to let him go too far, leading your character to literally die. You’ll have two chances to stop him, either through persuasion or intimidation either time, and you’ll also need to do a die roll to pass those checks. If you manage to stop Astarion from blood drinking, you’ll just take a bit of damage but things will play out normally.

If you fail the checks, your player character will die, and you’ll have to revive them in the daytime.

What Happens If You Don’t Let Astarion Bite You

If you choose not to let Astarion drink your blood in Baldur’s Gate 3, your approval rating with him will go down, and he won’t receive the bonus action. Nothing else really changes, and considering how good the bonus action is and the fact that you can just revive if you happen to die, we recommend letting Astarion bite you anyway.

That’s all you need to know about the consequences of letting Astarion drink your blood in Baldur’s Gate 3. Be sure to search for Twinfinite for more tips and information on the game.


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Zhiqing Wan
Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.
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Kristina is a Staff Writer and has been with Twinfinite for more than a year. She typically covers Minecraft, The Sims 4, Disney Dreamlight Valley, anime, Call of Duty, and newly released games. She loves the Metal Gear Solid series (Snake Eater especially), Rockstar's Bully, the Horizon franchise, What Remains of Edith Finch, and many more. Her dog is also an avid video game watcher, primarily when there's a horse or a cat. She has a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo and grew up gaming on the islands.
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